Joshua Alter

Over the past 12 years, Joshua Alter worked in administrative positions and taught at St. John’s University School of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Throughout his career, Alter won awards for his teaching and support of international students. Most recently, Alter was associate dean of international programs and a lecturer at Northwestern Pritzker Law, winning the SBA’s Faculty Appreciation Award in his first year, serving as faculty advisor for the International Team Project: Ireland course, and teaching Introduction to Constitutional Law to Executive LL.M. students. Alter is now primarily focused on teaching his Legal English for American Law Schools (LEALS) course for law students abroad, new projects on his Beyond Non-JD website and writing and advocacy for international law students.

Joshua Alter continues to be a voice for global LL.M. students

Two years ago, I was asked if I would be interested in contributing to the International Jurist....

International legal marketplace provides options for LL.M. students

Law students and lawyers around the world often look to the U.S. as one of their options...

Legal English bridges law and language for foreign-educated LL.M. students

If you are applying to LL.M. programs in the U.S., you may have come across the phrase...

The student exchange experience from participant to LL.M. graduate

This article completes the three-part series on law student exchanges. The first article focused on the benefits...

Exchange programs that assist with LL.M. mobility

This article is the second in a three-part series on law student exchanges. The first article focused...

The LL.B. & J.D. exchange: Experiencing another legal education system 

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a three-part series on law student exchanges. The second...
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A pivotal moment for fully residential LL.M. programs for foreign-educated lawyers?

LL.M. degrees are not going anywhere anytime soon. But as Non-J.D. operations continue to shift from LL.M....

Balancing your purpose and the law school’s purpose for an LL.M.

If you ask people about the purpose of a J.D., the general answer will likely be that...

LL.M. Advice: From fairs and forums to admissions decisions

Throughout the Fall semester, I saw a lot of LinkedIn posts focused on international LL.M. recruitment. U.S....

LL.M. students, graduates building communities and supporting one another

A lot happens during the LL.M. year. Foreign-educated lawyers enrolled in these programs balance academic coursework and...

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